Manager Software Engineer

Manager Software Engineering Automation - ITC Automation COEBangalore, IndiaWHO YOU’LL WORK WITHAs a Manager Software Engineering-Automation, you'll play a key role in designing and delivering automation-driven solutions to streamline business processes and improve operational efficiency. You’ll work on well-defined problems, lead solution design, and drive execution end-to-end—with minimal supervision.You will work across teams finding appropriate use cases for Automation. This will require internal marketing & people skills.You’ll collaborate with architects, product owners, and fellow engineers to build scalable, secure, and performant solutions while mentoring junior teammates and sharing best practices across the organization.You will be a part of the larger Global Technology organization working on Nike’s Automation Engineering team You’ll be working on building products and solutions for managing and governing Nike’s Automation ecosystem, to drive organizational technical priorities, define engineering best practices, collaborate with peers, and help to translate business problems into technical solutions.WHO WE ARE LOOKING FORWe are looking for a Manager Software Engineering-Automation as part of our ITC Automation COE team at Nike. The ideal candidate will be a servant leader, bringing deep technical expertise in Automation to solve complex engineering problems to enable Nike’s pursuit to deliver state of the art Automation to run Nike’s business and support our athletes. We need a dynamic candidate who can work across domains/teams and has a go getter attitude. Prior experience in digging out opportunities, working with diverse teams/people is a bonus.WHAT YOU’LL WORK ONKey ResponsibilitiesDesign scalable solutions for well-defined business challenges with minimal guidanceLead development and delivery of technical solutions that meet business needs and align with Nike’s architectural standardsAnalyze system performance and recommend enhancements to improve efficiency and scalabilityGuide and mentor junior developers through code reviews and technical discussionsDrive knowledge-sharing across the team through learning sessions, deep dives, and retrospectivesTake full ownership of features and solutions spanning 2–3 sprint cyclesContribute to innovation by facilitating brainstorming and crowdsourcing of new ideasWhat You BringBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field10+ years of relevant software development experienceEvangelize automationWorking with other developers, designers, and stakeholders to implement strategic business initiatives and troubleshoot issuesTechnologies like "GenAI, AIOps, React.js/Angular, D3.js/ Chart.js, Node.js, Vue.js, HTML5, CSS3, JS, REST API, databases like SQL Server, Python, API Integration, middleware, Git, MSSQL experience, Python"Technologies like "GenAI, AIOps, Breadth of technologies, across programming, AI, Azure, RESTful API design principles, Python (Flask or Django), Redis, SQL, TensorFlow/PyTorch for deep learning models, Machine Learning, Kubernetes, Dockers, Git, PyCharm, SSL/TLS for secure communication, OWASP principles for web application security"Utilizing Git and platforms like GitHub or GitLab to manage and track code changesHands-on experience implementing and supporting modern software architectural principles and patterns (REST, domain-driven design, Devops, microservices, etc.)Experience with front-end web application technologies (JavaScript, CSS, html5, React, other UI Frameworks etc.)Experience with implementing and integrating AI, Machine Learning, GenAi, AI Ops and related data solutions preferred.Experience working in a technical leadership role with agile teams in a product modelDemonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with multiple peers and cross-functional partnersProven experience delivering complex enterprise business process automation solutionsKnowledge of scripting languages such as Node.js or Python with proven expertise in enterprise software developmentHands-on expertise in Automation Anywhere A360 platform, Power Platform, and other automation platforms.Proven experience delivering complex enterprise business process automation solutionsWorking knowledge of scripting languages such as Node.js or Python, AIOps, GenAI use casesLead the intake, prioritization, and management of RPA opportunities.Oversee the entire bot development lifecycle (new features and enhancements), from ideation through deployment, ensuring best practices are followed at each stage.Establish and enforce governance policies and best practices for bot lifecycle to ensure compliance, scalability, and sustainability.Set the teams’ strategic roadmapDevelop medium to long term financial and resource management plans for the team and ensure operational effectiveEstablish structures and processes for efficient, compliant operationsExcellent communication skills with a proven ability to convey complex technical discussions to a non-technical audienceSolid experience working with APIs and databasesStrong understanding of Agile methodologies and modern development practicesExcellent problem-solving and communication skillsAbility to work independently, take initiative, and drive outcomesReviews and approves code developed by bot configurators and validate from the perspective of optimization and cost benefitPro-actively identify and report improvements for the serviceAct as gatekeeper for any bot that is deployed in production. (from UAT stage till Go-Live)Partnership with Developers, external automation teams during the Bot development life cycle and Ensures Bot configurators are adopting best practice (e.g. coding standards, policies, security)Demand Delivery of client machines to support the Accelerated processCreate/Review/Maintain technical documentation, including the Solution Design Document.Work collaboratively with Product Owners and Business Teams during test phases and UAT to test, debug and overcome issues.Participate in and contribute to deployment activities inclusive of Pre and Post release activities.Working with databases (SQL or NoSQL) to store and retrieve dataKnowledge of SAP automation preferredDevOps - Automated CI/CD pipeline for the platformSupport in Proof of concept, build Platform core capability pilots – IQBots and AARI “human in loop” Use casesSupport/coordinate with Central COE team during VDI configuration, Platform issues, control room management (License, Role, Access, Users, Bot insights etc)Support Test case review, system/integration testingSupport any technical issues in production Bots, triage and enable quick closure of issues on high priorityDocumentation for COE set up (for eg. Code review checklist, guide for control room management, development guidelines etc).Best practice sharing, Error handling and able to support in exceptions handlingUnderstanding of the RPA, process mining and agentic process automation landscapeSolid experience working with APIs and databasesStrong understanding of Agile methodologies and modern development practicesExperience in  Python, Databricks, ML Flow, DS Pie, Fullstack developmentExcellent problem-solving and communication skillsAbility to work independently, take initiative, and drive outcomesGraduate/Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science or related disciplineGood to have candidates with industry relevant certification (VMWare, Windows, AWS, Automation Anywhere Platform management, UI Path, Blue prism, etc.,)ITIL Foundation Certified will be an advantageBonus Points ForExperience with integrating automation solutions with AIML offeringsExperience with bot migrations across automation platformsWorking knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practicesExperience in implementing GenAI and AIOPs use casesExposure to databricks platform and Full stack developmentExposure to AWS cloud offerings such as lambdas, EC2, S3, DynamoDBFamiliarity with Microsoft Power AutomateAwareness of performance trade-offs and IT/information security governance best practicesAutomation Anywhere A360 Advanced Developer Certification